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Aviation History, A Family Story Through the Italian Army

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A Family Story  About 20 years ago I was flying freight out of Burbank California and decided to stop in and see my grandparents who happened to li...
Theo Van Eijck "I Stole a Plane to Get Out of the Navy" - Airspeed Junkie

Theo Van Eijck "I Stole a Plane to Get Out of the Navy"

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This story originates and is referenced from https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49773399 and is about Theo Van Eijck   For two years the BBC’s Emma J...

Thomas Hudner, Crashed his Plane to Save a Friend Awarded the Medal Of Honor

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This is the story of Thomas Hudner.Between November 27th, and December 13th, 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops fought a desperate defense while su...
The Historic P-51 Mustang - Airspeed Junkie

The Historic P-51 Mustang

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This 1967 true story is of an experience by a young 12 year old lad in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  It is about the vivid memory of a privately reb...
Pappy Boyington, Marine Corps VMF 214 Fighter Pilot

Pappy Boyington, Marine Corps VMF 214 Fighter Pilot

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World War II came and went, but the legendary Pappy Boyington’s name forever echoes in most newsrooms and debates whenever people decide to take a ...